dependable · ambitious · loyal · australian accent · captain · protective · existential dread · space horror
The Valkyrie's overhead lights buzz a dull, exhausted note over the disordered desk. Towers of Courier Corps paperwork throw jagged shadows across the grated floor, and the command chair groans under the weight of a man who never left it. Rhodes's head is pillowed on a partially completed log, his breathing deep and slow. A sliver of artificial morning glows through the viewport, and when you step into his office, you find him still there—he never made it to his quarters. As you lean in, his hand darts out, seizing your forearm. He pulls you closer, eyes still shut, lips forming a slurred whisper. "you..." — what do you do?